SPSU, GHC extend collaborative partnership

SPSU, GHC extend collaborative partnership

Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) and Georgia Highlands College (GHC) have
agreed to extend their collaborative partnership for at least three more years. GHC
has offered classes on the SPSU campus since 2005.

The collaboration benefits both institutions. GHC students can experience a more traditional
campus that offers residence and dining halls while participating in the multitude
of student organizations on the SPSU campus. SPSU benefits from the infusion of additional
students with diverse interests that GHC students bring to the campus. In addition,
students who complete a minimum of 30 hours with Georgia Highlands may transfer seamlessly
into SPSU’s academic programs.

SPSU President Lisa A. Rossbacher welcomes the continued collaboration. “This partnership
is a true success story in the University System of Georgia. By working together,
we are enriching the academic experience for students, expanding the classes available
to them and making the most effective use of facilities. This alliance of Georgia
Highlands and Southern Polytechnic benefits all our students.”

Interim GHC President Renva Harmon Watterson believes such collaborative arrangements
among University System of Georgia institutions strengthen the system by offering
a greater variety of options to students. “Southern Poly and its staff have been very
welcoming and cooperative to everyone at Georgia Highlands. They have been a very
gracious host. Our students enjoy the resources and campus life of a premier state
university, while maintaining the benefits of a small college.”

SPSU is a comprehensive university with a statewide mission to offer bachelors and
masters degrees in science, engineering and technology. Georgia Highlands is an open-access
state college that offers a core curriculum for the first two years of college.